The Women's Health Program at Interfaith Medical Center is available to serve the healthcare needs of women of all ages in our community. Located in the Bishop Orris G. Walker Jr. Health Center, we have a dedicated caring staff in a comfortable and private environment to help to guide you through your health care appointments.

We believe that the key to disease prevention is education, and we want to provide you with the information that you need to make informed decisions about your health care. To educate patients, we offer workshops on many topics that are relevant to your wellness. We are committed to keeping you and your family healthy, our goal is to empower you not only with the medical services, but also the information that will help you stay well.

Knowing that women have a great many demands on their time, we coordinate all of your services on-site. This not only alleviates the need to go to many different medical offices for care, but also creates a continuity of care among providers to insure that all of your health care needs are met. Please do not hesitate to call us at (718) 613-6811 or click here for more information

Our Staff

Luis Cruz, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Luis F. Cruz, M.D. is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  He is a Director of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.  Dr. Cruz is also a proponent of Complimentary Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM) and uses Nutritional Supplement Therapies in his practices.  He uses vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements to address a wide variety of medical conditions.  He has introduced nutritional supplement protocols to his hospital, and regularly lectures the medical staff and the surrounding communities on their uses.  Dr. Cruz is also a believer in patient education.  His philosophy is “an educated patient is a healthier patient”; more motivated to participate in their own healthcare.  Besides his professional activities Dr. Cruz is also a performer; he sings, plays guitar and has appeared at the Blue Note in the Village in NYC.

Ingrid Dowrich, DDS
Dentistry
Dr. Dowrich started at Interfaith in 1999 and is currently the Chair of the Department of Dentistry. She received her degree from Columbia University School of Dental & Oral Surgery in 1989 and went on to complete a residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Woodhull Hospital. She has attained the status of Diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery after obtaining board certification in the specialty.

Lynn Gargano, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Gargano has been at Interfaith Medical Center since April, 2004. She is the Director of Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Gargano received her dental degree in 1990 from NYU College of Dentistry and completed her Pediatric Dentistry Residency at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Inna Grishina, MD
Internal Medicine
Dr. Grishina started with Interfaith Medical Center in 1998.  She received her Medical Degree from State Medical Academy of St. Petersburg, Russia in 1990.  She is responsible for managing the ambulatory clinic patients at Interfaith Medical Center.

A. Jacques Guillaume, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Dr. Jacques Guillaume is a specialist in Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.  Dr. Guillaume is nationally and internationally known and has published several papers in all the Obstetrics & Gynecology journals.  His field of interests is abnormal uterine bleeding, menopause, infertility and reproductive surgery.

Minister Lydell Lettsome, MD
Breast & General Surgery
A Brooklyn native, Dr. Lettsome joined the Interfaith Medical Center staff in 2003 after completing his surgical residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in  Philadelphia, PA.  Dr. Lettsome is currently a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of  Breast Surgeons. In addition he's involved in numerous civic and community organizations including the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Dorcas Medical Missions. Dr. Lettsome has recently been recognized by the New York Mission Society and the New York Sickle Cell Thalassemia Patient Network for his humanitarian endeavors. 

Martin Wininger, MD, PC
Dermatology
Dr. Wininger is new to Interfaith Medical Center.  He is partner in Lashinsky & Winiger in Elmhurst, NY.  Dr. Winiger received his medical degree in 1963 at New York Univeristy School of Medicine and completed his residency at Kings County & VA Hospital in 1969.